gene therapy

gene ther·a·py

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jeen ther-uh-pee]
- /dʒin ˈθɛr ə pi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jeen ther-uh-pee]
- /dʒin ˈθɛr ə pi/

Definitions of gene therapy words

noun gene therapy the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme. 1
noun gene therapy transplanting of genetic material 1
uncountable noun gene therapy Gene therapy is the use of genetic material to treat disease. 0
noun gene therapy the replacement or alteration of defective genes in order to prevent the occurrence of such inherited diseases as haemophilia. Effected by genetic engineering techniques, it is still at the experimental stage 0
noun gene therapy the experimental treatment of a disease by the use of techniques associated with genetic engineering, as to modify or replace the disease-causing genes of certain cells 0
noun gene therapy Any of several therapies involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells in order to replace defective ones. 0

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Origin of gene therapy

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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gene therapy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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